foundry

== English == === Alternative forms === foundery (dated) === Etymology === From French fonderie. By surface analysis, found (“to melt (metals)”) +‎ -ry (“place; process”). === Pronunciation === enPR: foun'drē, IPA(key): /ˈfaʊn.dɹi/ Rhymes: -aʊndɹi === Noun === foundry (countable and uncountable, plural foundries) A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc. The act, process, or art of casting metals; founding. A plant that produces chips out of semiconductors in the microelectronics industry. ==== Synonyms ==== (semiconductor fabrication plant): fab ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === foundry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia foundry (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia